Breed Standard Updates

May 1, 2023

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The following standards have received corrections to phrasing or spelling. Please check back for additions.

American Bulldog
Color wording clarified to ensure "Tricolor" is understood as a DQ as intended. September 12, 2023.
Alaskan Malamute
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
American Eskimo Dog
Removal of "and circus dogs," in the History section.
Anatolian Shepherd
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Appenzeller
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Black Russian Terrier
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Belgian Shepherd Dog
The word "tall" in the Tail section was corrected to "tail."
Caucasian Ovcharka
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Central Asian Shepherd
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Coton De Tulear
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Dogue de Bordeaux
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Kangal Dog
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Keeshond
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Lowchen
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Papillon
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Sarplaninac
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".
Xoloitzcuintli
DQ wording corrected to "viciousness or extreme shyness" instead of "extreme viciousness or shyness".

Effective May 1, 2023:

German Shepherd Dog (View GSD Standard)
NOSE - The nose must be black.
Disqualification: Nose that is not predominantly black.
COLOR - Colors are Black, Black and Tan, Black and Red, Black and Cream, Black and Silver; Bi-color (Black with tan markings), Sable (gray, tan, red, or silver with black tips), or pure white. Strong, rich colors are preferred. Small white marks in colored dogs on the chest or tips of the toes are permissible. Nose, lips, and eye rims must have dark pigment, regardless of coat color.
Disqualification: Panda (characterized by white markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, neck and tip of the tail), pale, washed-out colors, piebald, brindle, blue, or liver. Albinism.

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